In this video, students learn about polymers, an essential moisture-absorbing substance in modern diapers.

Students learned about sugar content in some of their favorite soft drinks

Many of CDFA’s participating scientists wore this T-shirt.

Students pressed a hammer on a slab of dry ice to watch it steam and feel vibrations transmitted as the heat of the hammer changed the ice to gas.

The tent staffed by scientists at CDFA’s Center for Analytic Chemistry

In this video students were shown the happy miracle of soap bubbles.

CDFA’s Center for Analytic Chemistry has been providing chemical analysis for the people of California since the mid 1920’s. It uses state of the art equipment and processes to test fruits, vegetables, nuts, animal feed, and milk to ensure that pesticide and chemical levels are within national and international standards.